Fish Ladders

Fish Ladder at Batsto, NJ

In the past, herring were blocked by this dam, and couldn't get further
upstream to spawn. Now they can bypass the dam using the new fish ladder that
was built by the State of NJ. This is at Batsto, NJ.

Water flows from the lake into the former ice passage behind the power house
whose foundation is seen on the far side of the ladder structure. The fish ladder makes several turns
before exiting parallel to the river's flow. Internal wood baffles provide resting areas for fish that
must work upstream against both gravity and the waters flow.